2024
Outcomes of SADI and OAGB Compared to RYGB from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Quality Improvement Program: The North American Experience
Chao G, Canner J, Hamid S, Ying L, Ghiassi S, Schwartz J, Gibbs K. Outcomes of SADI and OAGB Compared to RYGB from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Quality Improvement Program: The North American Experience. Obesity Surgery 2024, 34: 337-346. PMID: 38170422, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-07019-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleeve gastrectomyQuality Improvement Program databaseBariatric surgery casesImprovement Program databaseHigh complication rateStaple line leakBariatric-metabolic surgerySpecific patient needsDesire of patientsQuality Improvement ProgramBowel obstructionGastric bypassGastrointestinal bleedingComplication rateOAGBProgram databaseSurgery casesRYGBAnastomosis techniqueRobotic casesBetter outcomesPatient needsPatientsLogistic regressionOutcomes
2021
Venous thromboembolism: risk factors in the sleeve gastrectomy era
Chao G, Montgomery J, Abou Azar S, Telem D. Venous thromboembolism: risk factors in the sleeve gastrectomy era. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2021, 17: 1905-1911. PMID: 34389247, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of VTEPostoperative venous thromboembolismBody mass indexVenous thromboembolismRisk factorsBlack patientsPreoperative body mass indexHigh-risk patientsBariatric Surgery AccreditationMultivariable logistic regressionVenous stasis diseaseQuality Improvement ProgramProlonged prophylaxisBariatric surgeryMultivariable analysisOperative timeMass indexOperative lengthProcedure typeWhite racePrevious historyPatientsSurgery dataLogistic regressionHealth equityAsian American Pacific Islander Representation in Outcomes Research: NSQIP Scoping Review
Chao GF, Emlaw J, Chiu AS, Yang J, Thumma J, Brackett A, Pei KY. Asian American Pacific Islander Representation in Outcomes Research: NSQIP Scoping Review. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2021, 232: 682-689.e5. PMID: 33705984, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.01.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical outcomes researchOutcomes researchMultivariable logistic regressionHealth services researchWeb of ScienceNSQIP dataPatient outcomesProportion of studiesAuthors' institutionPatientsBetter careLogistic regressionStudy characteristicsHealth equityDemographic characteristicsNSQIPPacific IslandersScoping ReviewSeparate groupsOne-thirdServices researchPublication yearAssociationAAPI populationReview